HL Mencken Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

HL Mencken Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

HL Mencken Facts

Full Name	HL Mencken
Birthdate	September 12, 1880
Birth Place	Baltimore, MD
Age (in 2024)	144 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Novelist

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HL Mencken Age & Birthday

HL Mencken is best known as Novelist who has born on September 12, 1880 in Baltimore, MD. Currently, HL Mencken is 144 years, 2 months and 21 days old. HL Mencken will celebrate 145th birthday on Friday, 12th of September 2025. Below the countdown to HL Mencken upcoming birthday.

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HL Mencken Biography

About

American author who wrote The American Language, a study of how the English language is spoken in the United States. As a journalist, he worked for The Baltimore Sun, The American Mercury, The Smart Set, and other prominent publications.

Before Fame

As a boy, he was profoundly interested in reading, as well as in photography and chemistry. He later attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, graduating as class valedictorian.

Trivia

He became known for his satirical newspaper articles on the famous Scopes trial and was the first to refer to the historical legal battle as "The Monkey Trial."

Family Life

He detailed his childhood as the son of Baltimore cigar factory owner, August Mencken, Sr., in his memoir, Happy Days. He married Sara Haardt in 1930.

Associated With

He admired Friedrich Nietsche.

Top Asked Questions about HL Mencken

How old is HL Mencken in 2024?

HL Mencken is 144 years old today.

When was HL Mencken born?

HL Mencken was born on September 12, 1880 in Baltimore, MD.

What is HL Mencken zodiac sign?

HL Mencken zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was HL Mencken best known for?

HL Mencken was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about HL Mencken's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about HL Mencken's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

HL Mencken was born on Sunday, 256^th day / 37^th week of 1880
HL Mencken has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of HL Mencken birthday is XII.IX.MDCCCLXXX
HL Mencken's birthstone is Sapphire
HL Mencken's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
HL Mencken age in year is 144 years old
HL Mencken age in month is 1730 months old
HL Mencken age in day is 52677 days old
HL Mencken age in hour is 1264248 hours old
HL Mencken age in minute is 75854880 minutes old
HL Mencken age in second is 4551292800 seconds old
Next HL Mencken birthday is on Friday, September 12th 2025
HL Mencken age in next birthday (2025) is 145 years old

Historical Events on HL Mencken Birthday (September 12)

Below are historical events that coincided with HL Mencken's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1990	The Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal suspects after two days of talks in Kinmen, Fujian Province in response to the two tragedies in repatriation in the previous two months. It is the first agreement reached by private organizations across the Taiwan Strait.
1992	NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
1992	Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path's leadership fell as well.
1994	Frank Eugene Corder fatally crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West wing. There were no other casualties.
2001	Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
2003	The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
2003	Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
2003	Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
2005	Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
2007	Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
2007	Two earthquakes measuring 8.4 and 7.9 on the Richter Scale hits the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing 25 people and injuring 161.
2008	The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people.
2011	The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opens to the public.
2013	NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
2015	A series of explosions involving propane triggering nearby illegally stored mining detonators in the Indian town of Petlawad in the state of Madhya Pradesh kills at least 105 people with over 150 injured.
1986	The birth of Alfie Allen, English actor
1986	The birth of Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress
1988	The birth of Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989	The birth of Freddie Freeman, American-Canadian baseball player
1989	The birth of Andrew Luck, American football player
1991	The birth of Thomas Meunier, Belgian footballer
1991	The birth of Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer (d. 2016)
1991	The birth of Scott Wootton, English footballer
1992	The birth of Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player
1994	The birth of Gideon Jung, German footballer
1994	The birth of RM, South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer
1994	The birth of Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player
1995	The birth of Steven Gardiner, Bahamian sprinter
1997	The birth of Sydney Sweeney, American actress
1997	The birth of Almida de Val, Swedish curler
2013	The death of Erich Loest, German author and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Candace Pert, American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1932)
2014	The death of John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1942)
2014	The death of Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (b. 1939)
2014	The death of Hugh Royer, Jr., American golfer (b. 1936)
2015	The death of Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic (b. 1940)
2015	The death of Frank D. Gilroy, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Al Monchak, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
2015	The death of Aronda Nyakairima, Ugandan general and politician (b. 1959)
2017	The death of Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1921)
2017	The death of Edith Windsor, American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (b. 1929)
2018	The death of Shen Chun-shan, Taiwanese academic (b. 1932)
2019	The death of ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tongan politician and activist, Prime Minister of Tonga (b. 1941)

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